How did tattoos become what they are today? by Jocelyn Bowser https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos This presentation will answer questions like: how tattoos became what they are today? who created tattoos? what did tattoos originally symbolize in different cultures? and how has the public image of tattoos change over the years? en-us 2017-10-25 01:08:27 UTC 2025-05-13 01:05:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png What the original definition of tattoo is: jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200246629 an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters.
  • an entertainment consisting of music, marching, and the performance of displays and exercises by military personnel.
  • a rhythmic tapping or drumming.
]]> 2017-10-25 01:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200246629 What the new definition of a tattoo is: jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200246888
  • mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.
    • ]]>     2017-10-25 01:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200246888     Tattoo samples jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200247083 2017-10-25 01:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/200247083 Earliest Evidence of Tattoos jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202278421 The earliest evidence of tattoos were for a long time Egyptian and were present on several female mummies dated to c. 2000 B.C. 

    ]]>     2017-10-31 18:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202278421     How he was discovered jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202280202 On September 19, 1991 two German hikers in the Ötztal Alps, in southern Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, found a mummified man from 3,300 BCE.]]> 2017-10-31 18:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202280202 Tattoo Origin jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202288917
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing
  • http://www.zealandtattoo.co.nz/tattoo-styles/polynesian-tattoo-history-meanings-traditional-designs/
    • ]]>     2017-10-31 18:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202288917     Ötzi jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202289202
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi#Skeletal_details_and_tattooing
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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo
  • http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tattoo?s=t
    • ]]>     2017-10-31 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202289319     Tattoo Culture in Egypt jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202293026 Due to the lack of evidence of tattooing in ancient Egypt. Scientist have estimated that tattooing began around 200 B.C.
    Scientist have also estimated that tattooing entered Egypt through Nubia (a region along the Nile rivers encompassing the areas between what is today central Sudan and southern Egypt).
    The religious group known as the Coptic (an ethno-religious group that primarily inhabit the area of modern Egypt, where they are the largest Christian denomination) practiced tattooing.
    Coptic tattoos often consist of three lines, three dots and two elements, reflecting the Holy Trinity. The tools used to perform these tattoos had an odd the number of needles to bring luck and good fortune. Many Copts also had Coptic cross tattooed on the inside of their right arm.
    This practice may have been influenced by a similar practice tattooing religious symbols on the wrists and arms during the Ptolemaic Period (when a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period which lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC.]]>     2017-10-31 18:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202293026     Tattoo Culture In Polynesia jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202293798
  • The Polynesian’s used tattoo art that expressed their identity and personality. 
  • Tattoos would indicate status in a hierarchical society as well as: 
    • sexual maturity
    • genealogy
    • one's rank within the society
  • Nearly everyone in ancient Polynesian society was tattooed.
    • ]]>     2017-10-31 18:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202293798     Ötzi's tattoos jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202295787 Ötzi had a total of 61 Soot tattoos. Ötzi's body consists of 19 groups of black lines ranging from 1 to 3 mm in thickness and 7 to 40 mm long.]]> 2017-10-31 18:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202295787 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202297066 2017-10-31 18:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202297066 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202299209 2017-10-31 19:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202299209 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202301640 2017-10-31 19:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202301640 The different types of tattoos jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202302471
  • https://www.tattoodo.com/a/2016/02/a-beginner-s-guide-10-tattoo-styles-explained/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna
    • ]]>     2017-10-31 19:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202302471     jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202334920 2017-10-31 21:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202334920 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202335319 2017-10-31 21:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202335319 Henna tattoos jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202512028
  • Made from henna dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis.
  • These tattoos don't last long.
  • Henna originated from Egypt and then the made it's way to the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Subcontinent. From there it spread to parts of Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
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  • Tattoos made for little kids or for people that do not want a tattoo that lasts long.
  • Most temporary tattoos have styles for kids such as cartoon characters.
  • Made with a decal material that washes away over a certain amount of time.
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  • 3300B.C.-  Otzi’s skin bears 61 tattoos.
  • 2160B.C.-  Tattoos were common in ancient Egypt.
  • 1000B.C.-  The art of “henna” tattooing began to spread.  
  • 700B.C.-  Romans and Greeks would tattoo slaves.
  • 600B.C.-  Effect tattoos had on Christianity and Islam.
  • 300B.C.-  Tattoos in Japan have negative meaning.
  • 306B.C.-  Emperor Constantine ban tattoos due to Christianity.
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  • 1600-  Tattoos as an art began to grow in Japan.
  • 1766-  James Cook makes reference to the word “tattoo”.
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  • 1800-  Sailors and soldier popularize tattoos while an increase of tattoos popularize in Europe during the 19thcentury.
  • 1850-  Circus brings out tattoos.
  • 1868-  Modern Meji Japanese make tattoos illegal.
  • 1870-  First American tattoo shops opens and British tattoo artists opens a studio.
  • 1876- Link between tattoos and French prisoner is made.
  • 1891-  Samuel O’Reilly invents the first tattoo machine and become famous.

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  • 1939-  Jews were branded with tattoos during the Holocaust.
  • 1945-  Japanese identify tattooing with the Yakuza Mafia.
  • 1950-  Hippie movement bears tattoos.
  • 1961-  New York outlawed tattoos after the Hepatitis outbreak.
  • 2006-  Oklahoma becomes last state to legalize tattoos.
    • ]]>     2017-11-01 14:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202521183     Tattoo History Timeline jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/202522057
  • https://sites.google.com/a/asu.edu/ink-source/tattoo-timeline
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  • Several Western Asian/Indo-European tattooed mummies that dated from between 2100 and 550 BC.
  • In ancient China, tattoos were considered a barbaric practice. 
  • Tattoos were often referred to in literature depicting bandits and folk heroes. 
  • The Chinese character 囚 meaning prisoner was tattooed on convicted prisoners.
  • Like in Japanese culture, spiritual animals like the dragon, tiger and foo dog (Chinese Guardian Lions or Imperial Guard Lions)
  • In Disney's Princess movie Mulan you can also see evidence of tattooing in Chinese culture.
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  • Created in the 1700s
  • Sailors encountered indigenous communities that had tattoos and become inspired.
  • Most traditional tattoo styles are bright colors, bold lines, and had ocean designs. 
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  • The tattoo style is based on the style art was during the Renaissance era.
  • Became popular in the 20th century.
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  • This tattoo style is very popular now.
  • Tattoo style is similar to taking watercolor paint and stroking it on an art canvas.
  • Mostly uses watercolors such as blue, green, gray, and black.
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  • Indigenous body art, commonly from Polynesian culture.
  • One of the oldest art styles in the world that dates back thousands of years.
  • The Samoan word for tattoo is tatau which means "correct or workmanlike."
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  • Became popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  • The tattoo style is cartoonish and wacky with exaggerated figures like in a caricature.
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  • A very popular style.
  • The style contains vibrant colors and blended color schemes.
  • Most of the artwork contains animals and lively images.

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  • Also called Irezumi
  • Originated during the Edo period in Japan around 1603 – 1868.
  • The Japanese style contains powerful symbols such as dragons, phoenixes, Suikoden and kirins.
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  • A very broad categorical term.
  • The artist solely uses black ink.
  • The style of the art can range from ancient, sacred, geometry to modern, abstract, ornamental design.
    • ]]>     2017-11-17 02:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/207960121     jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208096506 2017-11-17 13:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208096506 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208096620 2017-11-17 13:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208096620 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208105921 2017-11-17 14:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208105921 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208107578 2017-11-17 14:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208107578 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208108959 2017-11-17 14:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208108959 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208109452 2017-11-17 14:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208109452 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208109754 2017-11-17 14:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208109754 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208112990 2017-11-17 14:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208112990 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208113417 2017-11-17 14:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208113417 jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208115647 2017-11-17 14:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/208115647 Tattoo Culture in Japan jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/210509586
  • During 1603 and 1868, tattoos in Japan were only practiced by the ukiyo (floating world) subculture.
  • Criminals were marked by tattoos such as crosses, lines, double lines and circles. 
  • In some areas of Japan, criminals were marked with the Japanese word for "dog" on their foreheads.
  • Tattooing wasn't viewed as negative before this time period.
  • Tattooing was very popular for Samuris. 
  • When an official Japanese governement was established and Samurais and their tattoo were forced to stop
  • This angered many villages the Samurai protected and the notorious Japanese mafia, Yakuza, formed in retaliation.
  • The Yakuza have full body tattoos dedicated to Samurais and power animals viewed in the Japanese culture.
  • Due to the Yakuza growing at an alarming rate, tattooing is frowned apon and many businesses refuse to serve people with tattoos.
  • To cut down on the Yakuza receiving their full body tattoos, a law was recently passed that only licensed professional, so no tattoo parlors, can practice tattooing. The person wanting the tattoo can not be a member of the Yakuza or be affiliated with them in any form.
    • ]]>     2017-11-27 16:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/210509586     Tattoo Culture in North America jbowser4 https://padlet.com/jbowser4/tattoos/wish/210509884
  • Tattooing came to the United States around the 1700s
  • Sailors encountered indigenous communities that had tattoos and become inspired.
  • Sailors and soldier popularize tattoos while an increase of tattoos popularize in Europe during the 19th century.
  • This is when the tattoo characteristics of Traditional tattoos became popular.
  • Traditional tattoo styles are bright colors, bold lines, and had ocean designs. 
  • First American tattoo shops opens and British tattoo artists opens a studio in 1870.
  • Samuel O’Reilly invented the first electric tattoo machine and become famous in 1891.
  • Most traditional tattoo styles are bright colors, bold lines, and had ocean designs. 

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